Devi Sri Prasad faithfully recreates his Telugu hit for Daddy Mummy, with the Tamil version’s lyrics. It remains absurdly catchy. Yo Yo Honey Singh’s Aankhon aankhon is right up there...
Continue reading...Double Barrel (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
Athala pithala overdoses on falsetto singing and what stays is the captivaing mandolin phrases. Its reprise is at least sung better. With a more-than-obvious nod to The Champs’ Tequila and...
Continue reading...Katti Batti (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Lip to lip is a breezy faux-Punjabi number that sees Ritu Pathak in great form, ably supported by Nikhil D’Souza and some cool sax interludes. Sarfira‘s largely predictable techno sound...
Continue reading...Courier Boy Kalyan (Music review), Telugu – Karthik & Anup Rubens,
Maya O Maya has a catchy, but very filmy sound. The composer in Karthik keeps it simple, with a spring-in-the-step sound, while the singer in him delivers it in his...
Continue reading...Subramanyam For Sale (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
The title song gains from Rahul Nambiar’s full-throated singing and Mickey’s punchy 80s-style pop sound, with a particularly catchy horns layer. Starting with faux-East Asian sounds, I’m in love builds...
Continue reading...Shukriya & Malanga (Music review), Hindi – Gulraj Singh, featuring Shraddha Shree & Shivam Ahuja
Purwaiyaa builds itself into a delightful track, with the minute-long serene intro segueing beautifully into the joyous ourburst. Shivam’s age shows in his singing, but Shraddha’s voice is mature beyond...
Continue reading...Hitman – August 22, 2015
Originally published in . Bhale bhale magadivoy – Bhale bhale magadivoy (Telugu – Gopi Sundar) The phrase ‘Bhale bhale magadivoy’ goes all the way to 1978 when K.Balachander got M.S.Viswanathan...
Continue reading...Andhra Mess (Music review), Tamil – Prashant Pillai
Sittham is very, very Prashant Pillai – ambient, haunting and a simple, ethereal tune sung by Preeti Pillai. The song’s remix adds more intriguing electronica in the background, and for...
Continue reading...Hitman – August 15, 2015
Originally published in . Thumba poove sundari – Kunjiramayanam (Malayalam – Justin Prabhakaran) Vineeth Srinivasan is usually associated with Shaan Rahman as a composer for most of his films. But...
Continue reading...Hero (Music review), Hindi – Sachin-Jigar, Amaal Malik, Meet Bros Anjjan & Jassi Katyal
Amaal’s two songs – Main hoon hero and O Khuda – are engaging, and Armaan sings it with the right feel. In Main hoon’s other version, Amaal performs musical-photoshop on...
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